There are approximately 4,100 undergraduates in the College of Engineering, which for the 2021/22 application cycle had an acceptance rate of 7.6%, while Berkeley as a whole had a 14% acceptance rate. The Management, Entrepreneurship & Technology (M.E.T.) program, a dual-degree track offered in collaboration with the
Haas School of Business, is even more selective, with an acceptance rate of less than 3%. Applicants to the college may apply directly to one of the departments and enter with a declared major or may apply as an undeclared matriculant; major declaration is required at the end of sophomore year. Once within the college, it is possible to change majors with the approval of Engineering Student Services but it is difficult for undergraduates in other colleges at Berkeley to transfer into Engineering. The college accepts transfer applications, although only 9% of the over 2,300 junior transfer applicants were admitted for the 2015/16 academic year. Over 81% of undergraduates receive a bachelor's degree in four years, with over 90% doing so within six years. 85% of undergraduates admitted to the college graduate from the college, and 91% graduate from some college at Berkeley. The college has a 4-year graduation policy, with extra semesters approved only in certain cases. Engineering Student Services provides academic advising, peer tutoring, and career services to engineering students. Various student organizations are run in conjunction with the college and many students belong to the student chapters of their corresponding professional organizations. Graduate admissions in the College of Engineering is administered by department. During the 2021/22 academic year, the college had 2,513 graduate students and awarded 228 masters and 244 doctorate degrees as well as 889 professional master's degrees. The college's enrollment is approximately 32% women. Berkeley has one of the oldest, most active and award-winning sections of the
Society of Women Engineers (SWE); established in 1975, it has been recognized with the "Outstanding Collegiate Section Gold Mission Award" at the annual SWE national conference, which is the largest gathering for women in engineering and technology. Among Berkeley engineering alumnae are a
2018 Nobel laureate, a
2008 Turing Award winner, a
2012 Turing Award winner, the first woman to receive a bachelor's degree in engineering from an American university, and the co-founders of
Marvell Technology,
Atheros Communications, and many other technology companies.
Businesses and entrepreneurship The school is well-known for producing many successful entrepreneurs; among
its alumni are the co-founders and
CEOs of the largest companies in the world, including
Apple,
DoorDash,
Coursera,
Boeing,
Google,
Intel, and
Tesla. and has become a top university incubator in the
United States.
Student organizations •
Eta Kappa Nu () •
Pioneers in Engineering (PiE) • Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (oSTEM) • Design for America (DFA) •
Society of Women Engineers (SWE) • Black Engineering and Science Student Association (BESSA) • Robotics @ Berkeley • Machine Learning @ Berkeley • Mobile Developers of Berkeley ==Research units==